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Library Scheel. 
How to Conduct 


CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK 


Fifth November 
Annual 11th to 17th 
Book Week 1923 


New Poster sy Jessre WiLLcox SMITH 


Teele fifth annual National Book Week will be observed by thou- 
sands of communities interested in boys’ and girls’ reading. This 
circular is prepared to help organizations in those communities take 
part in the Week in a constructive manner which shall have a per- 
manent influence throughout the year. Each community will want 
to develop its own ideas, but a few that have proved successful are 
offered here for consideration. The Children's Book Week Com- 
mittee, 334 Fifth Avenue, New York City, The American Library 
Association, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IIl., and the Library 
Department, Boy Scouts of America, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York 
City, will gladly furnish posters and additional suggestions to cooper- 
ating communities and groups. | 


FIRST—Form a Book Week. Committee for your community, including 
representation from 


Public library Women’s clubs 

Bookstores Parent-Teacher Associations 
Schools Business men's associations 
Churches Newspapers 

Boy scouts Art museum 

Girl scouts Motion picture theaters 
Camp-fire girls Local authors and illustrators 


SECOND—Plan November programs and exhibits in each of these organ- 
izations, featuring books for young people. 


Suggestions: 


Display poster by Jessie Willcox Smith. 


Distribute card reproductions of poster, with recommended lists of 
books printed on reverse of card. Have local library or State Library 
Commission make list; have high-school printing classes print. 


Exhibits of books for little children, for young people, and books on 
reading for parents, in library, stores, and loan exhibits at club meetings. 


Discussions at club and association meetings of books for boys and 
girls. (See program suggestions. ) 


Newspaper articles on books for boys and girls, recommended by prom- 
inent local people, by the children themselves. Cartoons. Contests. 


Talks by children’s librarians about boys’ and girls’ reading at club 
meetings and in school assemblies. 


Book films exhibited in motion picture theatres, on regular program or in 
special morning matinees. Show slides referring to Book Week ex- 
hibits of books in stores, library, etc. (See film list.) 


Talks by local authors or illustrators of books for young people, with 
sale of autographed books. 


Distribute lists of books such as American Library Association “Gifts 
for Children’s Book Shelves,’ $2.00 per hundred copies; $12 per thou- 
sand (78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Ill.); or “The Bookshelf for 
Boys and Girls,” published by R.. R. Bowker Company, 62 W. 45th 
Street, New York City, $6.00 per 100 copies, larger quantities at lower 
rates; or other dependable lists. 


Special sermons on children’s reading in churches and Sunday Schools, 
~November 11th. Build up the Sunday School library. 


Exhibit at art museum or at public library of illustrations of boys’ and 
girls’ books. ; 


Contests among children: essays on books, book-case making, book- 
plate designing, book poster making, photographs and lists of books in 
personal libraries, book-mark designs; through schools, stores, scout 
groups, newspapers, or public library. 


Special *‘days’’ in library: (1) Parents’ Day,’ (2) School Day, (3) Boy 
Scout Day, (4) Girl Scout and Camp-fire Girl Day, (5) Little Chiil- 
dren’s Day, (6) Teachers’ Day; with appropriate book displays and 
talks for each group. 


THIRD—Public Library, branch libraries and bookstore exhibits will be 
counted on by all co-operating groups. Window and table displays should 
be well labelled and advertised. 


Suggestions: 


Picture books and toy books for little children, with books of 
stories to read aloud 

‘A Library for a Girl’s Room” 

‘A Library for a Boy’s Room”’ 

Books of adventure 

Books on the outdoors 

Books on how to make things 

Books in supplementary reading courses and reading circle recom- 
mendations for different grades. 


Show attractive editions, both inexpensive and at higher cost, to suit 
various tastes and purses. Bookcases made in local manual-training 
classes might appropriately hold such exhibits. Attractive pictures, 
special story hours or talks by authors, souvenir book-plates, book- 
marks or book lists, will do much to make these book exhibits popular 
and make their influence lasting. 


FOURTH—School Activities for Book Week may take many different forms, 
and should be worked out in co-operation with other organizations. Spec- 
ial assembly programs in grade schools and high schools devoted to books; 
book plays; essays and discussions about books in the class rooms; projects 
worked out by the children themselves; book poster, book-mark and book- 
plate designing, and book-case making, in art classes and manual training 
classes; inspirational talks by the teachers on building a home library; these 
are a few of the ideas which may form a basis for an interesting and con- 
structive Book Week. The pamphlets prepared by the Book Week Com- 
mittee for schools will be especially helpful: 


“Book Week Projects” 
‘Designing Book-plates”’ 
“Building Book Stands and Book Racks”’ 


Material Prepared by Children’s Book Week Goate my 
mittee to Help Local Committees, Schools, | 
Libraries, Stores, etc. 


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New Jessie Willcox Smith poster, 14 by 21 inches. Free on request. 
After Children’s Book Week is over, date strip should be removed, and 
poster framed for permanent display. 


Card miniatures of posters, blank reverse for local printing of lists, 
programs, etc. Attractive as bookmarks or souvenirs, suitable for 
framing for child's room. At cost, $0.75 per 100. 


Stickers, miniatures of poster, 3 x 184 inches. In sheets of 25. Free. 
Use ‘on envelopes, letterheads, statements, etc., during October and 
November. 


Slides, poster design and imprint, $0.50 each. 


Circulars: 
How to Conduct Children’s Book Week 
Book Week Projects (for teachers) 
Designing Book-plates (for teachers) 


Book-plates for Boys and Girls, by Stephen Allard. Reprint from 
St. Nicholas, Feb., 1922 


Building Book Stands and Book Racks, by Franklin Spier (for a 
teachers) 

Club program suggestions (prepared by General Federation of Wom- 
en's Clubs) 

Book film list (compiled by National Board of Review of Motion 
Pictures) 


List of magazine articles on young people's reading 


Send requests for material and suggestions to 


CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK COMMITTEE 


of the National Association of Book Publishers 
334 FIF TH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY 


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